Pokémon GO Fest 2023 starts in August. On the last weekend of the month, players can expect a lot of content – all information at a glance.
San Francisco – Pokémon GO Fest is held every summer. This event has a lot of exciting content to discover in a short amount of time – from rare Pokémon and Shinys to special bonuses that only appear during Pokémon GO Fest. Players can take part with or without a paid ticket.
| name of the game | Pokemon GO |
| Release (date of first publication) | July 06, 2016 |
| Publishers | niantic |
| series | Pokemon |
| platforms | Android, iOS |
| developer | niantic |
| genre | Augmented reality, mobile |
Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global – All important information at a glance
When is Pokémon GO Fest 2023 global? In some cities, trainers took part in the on-site events. This year it was London, Osaka and New York. At the so-called “Pokémon GO Fest: Global” all players worldwide will be able to participate. The exact dates are as follows:
- Begin: Saturday, August 26, 2023 – 10:00 (local time)
- End: Sunday, August 27, 2023 – 8:00 p.m. (local time)
What Pokémon are completely new to Pokémon GO? Niantic announced two debuts as part of the event: Diancie and Mega Evolution, Mega Diancie will appear in the game for the first time. However, you need a ticket for the Pokémon GO Fest 2023 in order to be able to complete the special research. In addition, Mega Rayquaza will debut in Raid Battles as well. For this you need a meteorite, which you receive as an item via special research.
What bonuses do players get during the event? During Pokémon GO Fest benefit from several bonuses:
- Lure Modules last for one hour during the event
- Double bonus damage in raid battles with friends
- Field research around the various Pokémon habitats
- Increased remote raid limit to 20 per day
- Snapshots taken during the event bring surprises
Pokémon GO Fest 2023 – All spawns in the event
Which Pokemon can be caught? During the event, the Pokémon will appear in four different habitats. These are called Quartz Terrarium, Pyrite Sands, Malachite Wilderness and Aquamarine Coast. In the following overview you can see all spawns – the Pokémon marked with a star can also appear as shinys:
Spawns in the Habitat Quartz terrarium:
| Bubungus | Hisui-Fukano |
| Eneco* | Unknown A* |
| flutter* | Unknown D* |
| haspiror* | Unknown I* |
| sweetheart* | Unknown M* |
| Miltank* | Unown N* |
| ear but* | Unknown O* |
| beep* | |
| Pikachu with Quartz Crown* | |
| Camouflage Pignon* | |
| Shellless* (Eastern Sea) | |
| slurp | |
| Scaraborn | |
| Wurmple* |
Spawns in Pyrite Sands Habitat:
| Alola Digda* | gladiantri* |
| Bithora* | Unknown A* |
| eguana* | Unknown D* |
| Enton* | Unknown I* |
| girafarig* | Unknown M* |
| Hippopotas* | Unown N* |
| Gum malate* | Unknown O* |
| Knacklion* | |
| mabula | |
| Pyrite Crowned Pikachu* | |
| pottrot* | |
| practice bar* | |
| Sandan* | |
| Watt tap* |
Spawns in Malachite Wilds Habitat:
| fluff lik* | Unknown A* |
| imantis | Unknown D* |
| Kastadur* | Unknown I* |
| Knofensa* | Unknown M* |
| commander* | Unown N* |
| Pikachu with Malachite Crown* | Unknown O* |
| caterpillar* | Venuflibis |
| Relaxo with cowboy hat* | |
| Remoraid* | |
| Roselia* | |
| snow cover* | |
| scythe* | |
| wobble* | |
| Webarak* |
Spawns in the Aquamarine Coast habitat:
| Fleknoil* | Unknown A* |
| garstella | Unknown D* |
| Kanivanha* | Unknown I* |
| childworm* | Unknown M* |
| lapras* | Unown N* |
| Marill* | Unknown O* |
| Pikachu with Aquamarine Crown* | Pachirisu |
| Soundless* (Western Sea) | |
| Sonic Quap* | |
| sore* | |
| seaper* | |
| Tanhel* | |
| Viscora* | |
| Where exactly* |
The four habitats will rotate every hour on Saturday, August 26, so new Pokémon appear regularly. There is no rotation on Sunday, so any Pokémon listed can appear at any time.
Pokémon GO Fest 2023 Raids – the following Pokémon will appear in Raid Battles
What Pokemon appear in Raids? In the raid battles, players can expect the following Pokémon:
| Pikachu with Quartz Crown* | Rocara | Relaxo with cowboy hat* | Mega Rayquaza* | Proto-Kyogre* |
| Pyrite Crowned Pikachu* | Primal Groudon* | |||
| Pikachu with Malachite Crown* | ||||
| Pikachu with Aquamarine Crown* | ||||
| Viscora* |
Danger: The Proto-Raid battles only take place between 10am and 11am local time. If you don’t want to miss the raid with Primal Kyogre or Primal Groudon, keep that in mind.
Another event started this week. Pokémon GO players can also get cool bonuses and catch Shinys and Pokémon at the “Toxic Swamp”: Pokémon GO: “Toxic Swamp” starts this week – All bonuses and spawns of the event